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There’s a lot going on at Families in Transition – New Horizons! Browse recent news items and press releases on this page, or view photos from past events on our photo galleries page. Check back frequently for up-to-date news and stories about FIT.

Recent news stories

January 20, 2019
By Laura Aronson
MANCHESTER, NH — The partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., is threatening some Granite State residents, including 2,400 furloughed Federal workers here, with food insecurity and loss of affordable housing. Nonprofits and agencies like Families in Transition – New Horizons (FITNH), New Hampshire Housing (also known as New Hampshire Housing and Finance Authority, or NHHFA), and ...

NH Business Review
Published: January 18, 2019
By Jack Kenny
Queen City storeowners ask for solutions to a bigger problem
Each winter, merchants and restaurateurs in downtown Manchester hope freezing temperatures, snow, ice and bone-chilling winds will not significantly reduce the flow of foot traffic that brings customers to their stores and restaurants. But at any time of year, there ...

New Hampshire Union Leader
January 9, 2019
Mayor Joyce Craig and city officials are off to a good start in a new effort to address homelessness and the downtown. The devil will be in the details of a problem that has several causes of varying degrees of difficulty.
Practical approaches come first. An increased police presence downtown, which ...

New Hampshire Union Leader
January 8, 2019
Kevin Landrigan
MANCHESTER — Mayor Joyce Craig’s strategy for dealing with the problem of homelessness in the city was endorsed by aldermen Tuesday night.
The centerpiece of the proposal will use $200,000 to expand services and make capital improvements to Families in Transition – New Horizons/New Horizons.
“If we can get someone to New ...

Manchester Ink Link
January 8, 2019
Andrew Sylvia
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The topic of homelessness took center stage at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting, spanning viewpoints and facts on the crisis to perspectives on how it can be solved.
Manchester Police Department Chief Carlo Capano and Manchester City Solicitor Emily Gray Rice came before the board with an informational presentation ...

Manchester Ink Link
January 5, 2018
Carol Robioux
Infusion of cash for shelter improvements and adding daytime hours, and installing portable toilets in the park.
MANCHESTER, NH – Mayor Joyce Craig is keeping momentum going in the new year when it comes to addressing the city’s homeless population.
Continuing the conversation that took place during December’s final Board of Aldermen meeting, the ...

Manchester Ink Link
January 6, 2018
From the office of Mayor Joyce Craig
MANCHESTER, NH — Mayor Joyce Craig on Thursday praised American Medical Response’s (AMR) recent report that opioid overdoses and opioid overdose deaths are decreasing in the City of Manchester.
“This is the first time Manchester has seen a decrease in opioid overdoses since this epidemic began,” said ...

Manchester Ink Link
Saturday, December 29, 2018
MANCHESTER, NH — It’s been years in the making and we’re excited to share that we are in the home stretch! Our Willows Substance Use Treatment Center is moving from its current South Beech Street location to the Manchester Recovery and Treatment Center at 293 Wilson Street in Manchester, NH, on Monday, January 7. ...

The Telegraph
December 18, 2018
NASHUA – Team members at Brady-Sullivan Properties spent part of their weekend loading 1,000 new bicycles for delivery to organizations serving underprivileged children and families in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The purpose of the project is to ensure the new bicycles reach children before Christmas, focusing on distribution within the primary ...

New Hampshire Union Leader
By Shawne K. Wickham
December 8, 2018 | Updated December 9, 2018
William Brewster is a physician and his wife, Jo-Ann, is an ICU nurse. So they both were accustomed to dealing calmly and compassionately with emergencies. But for years, they could only watch helplessly as their funny, gifted son fell ever deeper into the abyss ...

NH Business Review
By Melinda Mosier
Published: December 7, 2018
Some ideas to start or bolster your own tradition of philanthropy
Liz and Jeremy Hitchcock want their children to understand the importance of giving.
Liz owns Bookery, Manchester’s independent bookstore, and serves on numerous nonprofit boards. Jeremy is a co-founder and former CEO of Dyn, Inc., and chair of the board of ...

Manchester Ink Link
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
By Carol Robidoux
MANCHESTER, NH — A group of Trinity High School students have been activated by human kindness to collect warm clothing for those in need.
Lauren Barry, a junior at Trinity and member of the National Honor Society, says she wanted to do something to help, after seeing so many people apparently homeless ...

Manchester Ink Link
November 20, 2018
Tuesday’s snowstorm didn’t deter 600 people from attending Families in Transition – New Horizons-New Horizons (FIT-NH) Thanksgiving Breakfast. The event raised nearly $168,000 that will be used to help fund the New Horizons programming which includes two shelters, a soup kitchen and pantry in Manchester.
David Cassidy, Board Co-Chair, FIT-NH, told the ...

New Hampshire Business Review
November 14, 2018
The Associated Builders and Contractors NH/VT Chapter’s Young Professionals Group recently hosted its annual charity bowling tournament at Merrimack Ten Pin in Merrimack, selling out all 28 lanes with over 150 people in attendance. The group donated $4,500 – all of the proceeds from team registration fees, raffle ticket sales, ...

Recent press releases

Manchester Recovery and Treatment Center now complete; partners offering full range of services to those struggling with substance use disorder.
(Manchester, NH –
September 12, 2019)—The Manchester Recovery and Treatment Center, the Queen
City’s innovative and collaborative approach to addressing substance misuse,
celebrated an open house Thursday afternoon with staff, dignitaries, and donors
in attendance.
“The Manchester
Recovery and Treatment Center ...

Michele Talwani, Families in Transition – New Horizons, 603-641-9441 ext. 239
Pam Dube, Easterseals
NH, 603-621-3551
MANCHESTER, NH – Following a months-long national search, Easterseals New Hampshire (ESNH) and Families in Transition-New Horizons’ (FIT-NH) jointly announce that Maureen Beauregard will take over as President and CEO of Easterseals NH on October 31, 2019. Beauregard will replace Larry ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 9, 2019 Media Contact: Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext 239
Family-Friendly Race Open to All Runners and Walkers
WOLFEBORO, NH – Families in Transition-New Horizons’ (FIT-NH) Run for Hope, on Thursday, August 1, on the Cotton Valley Rail Trail, Wolfeboro, NH, is a family-friendly run/walk. All money raised will help support the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 20, 2019
Media Contact: Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext 239
Plan NH and
Families in Transition – New Horizons Partner to
Create a More Vibrant Neighborhood
MANCHESTER, NH – Families in
Transition – New Horizons (FIT-NH) in partnership with Plan NH will hold a
two-day design charrette on June 28 and June 29, 2019. The charrette will ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 25, 2019
For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.9441 ext.239
FAMILIES IN TRANSITION-NEW HORIZONS ELECTS
TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Members from Wolfeboro and Manchester, NH
MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons-New Horizons (FIT-NH), a Manchester, Concord, Wolfeboro, and Dover, NH, based homeless services and food insecurity provider, announces two new members elected ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 4, 2018
For more information, contact Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext. 239.
Manchester, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons-New Horizons received $16,220 today from AutoFair as part of their Thanks for Giving promotion throughout the month of November. The money will be used by the organization to support the programming at its New ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 27, 2018
For more information, contact Michele Talwani: 603.641.9441 ext. 239
OVER $30,000 RAISED TO “CHASE AWAY HOMELESSNESS” THROUGH WICKED FIT RUN 5K IN CONCORD
Weather Doesn’t Keep Community Members from Running and Walking in Support of Families in Transition – New Horizons-New Horizons
CONCORD, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons-New Horizons’ (FIT-NH) Wicked ...

Concord Monitor
October 10, 2018
Families in Transition – New Horizons-New Horizons (FIT-NH) a homeless service provider with locations in Concord, Manchester, Dover, and Wolfeboro, is hosting its Seventh Annual Wicked FIT Run on Oct. 27 at 9:30 a.m. at Rollins Park in Concord. The race is a family-friendly, costume-themed, certified 5K dedicated to “chasing away homelessness.” ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 2018
For information, contact: Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext. 239
Over $10,000 RAISED TO SUPPORT HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES
Community Members Run and Walk to help “Chase Away Homelessness”
WOLFEBORO, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons-New Horizons’ (FIT-NH) Wicked FIT Run, 5K, came back to Wolfeboro, NH, Saturday, September 29. The race ...